By Aiyeku Timothy
The Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has spoken against the zoning of the presidency ahead of the 2023 elections.
Speaking on Sunday evening in a television program, the governor hinted that he does not care about the various calls for Nigeria to have a president from the Southern part of the country in 2023.
Fayemi said he understands why those who feel marginalized are clamoring for the presidency, but insisted that “in a country that is multicultural, multireligious and multiethnic, one of the equilibrating mechanisms is to ensure that those in leadership represent the mosaic that the country is”.
He added that, “there are excellent Nigerians from all parts of the country.”
Fayemi who was in charge of the APC primaries in 2014, therefore, stressed that candidates from any part of the country can participate in the primaries ahead of the next general election.
The governor’s stand is against the earlier claim by the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) must respect its zoning formula ahead of the 2023 election.
“The truth is that what makes an agreement spectacular is the honour in which it is made, not whether it is written. If it was written, there would be no court cases of breach of contract because it’s a document that is written and signed that go to court.
“The private agreement you make with your brother and sister should not be breached. It must be honoured,” fashola stated.
The former Lagos State governor has been backed by his counterpart, the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on the call by the party to respect its zoning formula.
